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Printed by the WTO Secretariat a PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT for 2003 Printed by the WTO Secretariat A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. COMPOSITION OF THE APPELLATE BODY....................................................................... 1 II. APPEALS FILED................................................................................................................................ 3 III. APPELLATE BODY REPORTS..................................................................................................... 5 IV. SUBJECT MATTER OF APPEALS................................................................................................ 7 V. PARTICIPANTS AND THIRD PARTICIPANTS...................................................................... 9 VI. WORKING PROCEDURES FOR APPELLATE REVIEW .................................................. 12 VII. ARBITRATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 21.3(c) OF THE DSU................................................ 13 VIII. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.......................................................................................................... 14 IX. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.......................................................................................................... 15 ANNEX 1 BIOGRAPHIES OF APPELLATE BODY MEMBERS .......................................................... 16 ANNEX 2 APPEALS FILED BETWEEN 1996 AND 2003 ....................................................................... 21 ANNEX 3 SUMMARIES OF APPELLATE BODY REPORTS CIRCULATED IN 2003 ................. 22 ANNEX 4 WTO AGREEMENTS COVERED IN APPELLATE BODY REPORTS CIRCULATED THROUGH 2003................................................................................................ 25 ANNEX 5 FREQUENCY OF PARTICIPATION BY WTO MEMBERS IN APPEALS: 1996–2003............................................................................................................... 25 ANNEX 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKING PROCEDURES FOR APPELLATE REVIEW ................................................................................................................... 25 ANNEX 7 ARBITRATIONS CONDUCTED UNDER ARTICLE 21.3(c) OF THE DSU: 1997–2003.............................................................................................................. 25 i A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT Abbreviation Description 2003 TA Plan Coordinated WTO Secretariat Annual Technical Assistance Plan 2003 Anti-Dumping Agreement Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ATC Agreement on Textiles and Clothing DSB Dispute Settlement Body DSU Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services GATT 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 Import Licensing Agreement Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures SCM Agreement Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures SPS Agreement Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures TBT Agreement Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade TRIMs Agreement Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures TRIPS Agreement Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Working Procedures Working Procedures for Appellate Review WTO World Trade Organization WTO Agreement Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ii A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION APPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 I COMPOSITION OF THE APPELLATE BODY The Appellate Body is composed of seven Members appointed to four-year terms by the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (the "DSB"). Throughout most of 2003, the Appellate Body had the following membership: Name Nationality Term of Office James Bacchus – Chairman United States 1999–2003 1995–1999 Georges Michel Abi-Saab Egypt 2000–2004 Luiz Olavo Baptista Brazil 2001–2005 Arumugamangalam Venkatachalam Ganesan India 2000–2004 John S. Lockhart Australia 2001–2005 Giorgio Sacerdoti Italy 2001–2005 Yasuhei Taniguchi Japan 2000–2003 Mr. James Bacchus' second and final term of office expired on 10 December 2003. On 7 November 2003, the DSB appointed Ms. Merit E. Janow, of the United States, to the Appellate Body.1 Ms. Janow is a Professor in the Practice of Economic Law and International Affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University. From 1997 to 2000, while at Columbia University, Ms. Janow served as Executive Director of the first international competition policy advisory committee to the Attorney General and the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust of the United States Department of Justice. Ms. Janow's term commenced on 11 December 2003 and will expire on 10 December 2007. 1 WT/DSB/M/157. 1 A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 On 7 November, the DSB also appointed Mr. Abi-Saab, Mr. Ganesan and Mr. Taniguchi to second four-year terms.2 Mr. Taniguchi's second term commenced on 11 December 2003 and will expire on 10 December 2007. The second terms of Mr. Abi-Saab and Mr. Ganesan will commence on 1 June 2004 and expire on 31 May 2008. According to Rule 5 of the Working Procedures for Appellate Review (the "Working Procedures"), a Chairman of the Appellate Body shall be elected by the Appellate Body Members. The Chairman is responsible for the overall direction of Appellate Body business. The Appellate Body elected Mr. Bacchus to a second one-year term as Chairman on 15 December 2002.3 Upon the expiration of Mr. Bacchus' term of office, the Appellate Body elected Mr. Abi-Saab as Chairman.4 Brief biographies of the current Members of the Appellate Body are provided in Annex 1. The Appellate Body receives legal and administrative support from the Appellate Body Secretariat, in accordance with Article 17.7 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (the "DSU"). The Director of the Appellate Body Secretariat is Ms. Valerie Hughes, who heads a team of ten lawyers, one administrative assistant and three support staff.5 2 WT/DSB/M/157. 3 WT/DSB/30. 4 WT/DSB/36. 5 A brief biography of Ms. Hughes may also be found in Annex 1. 2 A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 II APPEALS FILED Six appeals were filed during 2003. The following table provides a list of the Notices of Appeal filed during the year, the WTO document numbers, the dates of filing, and the names of the WTO Members that filed the Notices. TABLE 1 Matter Short Title WT/DS Number WTO Member that Date of Notice of Filed Notice of Appeal Appeal European Communities – EC – Bed Linen WT/DS141/16 India 8 January 2003 Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports of (Article 21.5 – India ) Cotton-Type Bed Linen from India, Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by India European Communities – EC – Tube or Pipe WT/DS219/7 Brazil 23 April 2003 Anti-Dumping Duties on Malleable Fittings Cast Iron Tube or Pipe Fittings from Brazil United States – Definitive Safeguard US – Steel Safeguards WT/DS248/17 United States 11 August 2003 Measures on Imports of Certain Steel WT/DS249/11 Products WT/DS251/12 WT/DS252/10 WT/DS253/10 WT/DS254/10 WT/DS258/14 WT/DS259/13 Japan – Measures Affecting the Japan – Apples WT/DS245/5 Japan 28 August 2003 Importation of Apples United States – Sunset Review of US – Corrosion WT/DS244/7 Japan 15 September 2003 Anti-Dumping Duties on Resistant Steel Sunset Corrosion- Resistant Carbon Steel Review Flat Products from Japan United States – Final Countervailing US – Softwood WT/DS257/6 United States 21 October 2003 Duty Determination with Respect to Lumber IV Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada 3 A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 Three of the six appeals filed during 2003 included multiple appeals such that, in addition to the WTO Members that filed the Notices of Appeal, other WTO Members participated as other appellants pursuant to Rule 23 of the Working Procedures.6 Statistical information on the number of appeals filed, by year, since 1995 can be found in Annex 2. 6 The appeals that included multiple appeals and the WTO Members that filed an other appellant's submission were: United States – Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of Certain Steel Products (Brazil, China, the European Communities, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland); Japan – Measures Affecting the Importation of Apples (United States); and United States – Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Respect to Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada (Canada). 4 A PPELLATE BODY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003 III APPELLATE BODY REPORTS The Appellate Body circulated six Reports during 2003. One of the Reports related to a Notice of Appeal filed in 2002.7 The other five Reports related to Notices filed during 2003. The following table provides a list of the six Appellate Body Reports circulated during 2003. Annex 3 contains summaries of the Appellate Body's findings and conclusions in these six Reports. TABLE 2 Matter Short Title WT/DS Number Circulation Date DSB Adoption Date United States – Continued US – Offset Act WT/DS217/AB/R 16 January 2003 27 January 2003 Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (Byrd Amendment ) WT/DS234/AB/R of 2000 European Communities – EC – Bed Linen WT/DS141/AB/RW 8 April 2003 24 April 2003 Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports (Article 21.5 – India ) of Cotton-Type Bed Linen from India, Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by India European Communities – EC – Tube or Pipe WT/DS219/AB/R 22 July 2003 18 August 2003 Anti-Dumping Duties on Fittings Malleable Cast Iron Tube or Pipe Fittings from Brazil United States – Definitive US – Steel WT/DS248/AB/R 10 November 2003 10 December 2003 Safeguard
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